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2 June 1942

What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.

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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.

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POA

Naval TF’s of Adms Fletcher and Spruance rendezvous 350 miles NE of Midway. The combined force (3 carriers, 7 CA’s, 1 CL, 13 DD’s, and 25 submarines), under command of Adm Fletcher, moves to point about 200 miles N of Midway.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 24 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-06-02, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
East Africa Theater

THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1942-06-02, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Pacific Theater

THOR mission records show at least 7 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-06-02, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO, TIMOR.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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Naval TF’s of Adms Fletcher and Spruance rendezvous 350 miles NE of Midway. The combined force (3 carriers, 7 CA’s, 1 CL, 13 DD’s, and 25 submarines), under command of Adm Fletcher, moves to point about 200 miles N of Midway.

THOR mission records show at least 24 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-06-02, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 0 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1942-06-02, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

THOR mission records show at least 7 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-06-02, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO, TIMOR.

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